What did you do in the garden today?

Those leaves could be Meyer or lemon rootstock. A photo of the base of the shoot will help, but if it's coming out of the ground it won't be Meyer. I have a rootstock lemon that produces perfectly good sour lemons, though I know that's not what you wanted :hmm

Since it's small I'd bring it inside during the cold spells.

I took these pictures this morning and then got busy and forgot to post them. Here's the lower end of the trunk. It looks to me like there are two shoots - 1 coming off a piece of the old trunk and 1 (maybe 2) completely new shoot from the root ball.

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Close-up in the daytime of the leaves
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Couldn't see them that well. Still cause sneezes here.
Google it. I thought the yellow flowers were ragweed for years. Turns out the ragweed might be growing near them. However, Goldenrod is actually very low on the allergy scale and it’s flowers are attractive to pollinators. Ragweed doesn’t have real flowers.
 
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I took these pictures this morning and then got busy and forgot to post them. Here's the lower end of the trunk. It looks to me like there are two shoots - 1 coming off a piece of the old trunk and 1 (maybe 2) completely new shoot from the root ball.

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Close-up in the daytime of the leaves
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Rootstock. The graft would have been an inch or two off the ground. Looking at compatible rootstocks the leaves aren't trifoliate but could be any of the others with a check mark. Notice you have a small petiole at the base of the leaf, so that may help narrowing it down - my orange has a petiole, but my lemon does not.
 
I'm going to start hoarding eggs for the winter, time to stop giving them away as the girls are slowing down a bit. Im going to cook a lot of egg muffins for DH & vacuum seal them - they should be good till spring I would imagine. & then I'll freeze just some scrambled up to bake with. :idunno I haven't done this yet since having chickens!
How do you freeze the scrambled eggs? Beat them all then measure them into ice cube trays?
The stove I bought is a General Electric Freestanding coil burner range (JB256). I highly recommend it. It is much more responsive than the useless flat top stoves.
I understand that all new coil type ranges have a button thing in the middle that turns the heat down if it senses it's getting too hot. I might have that wrong but mostly I was wondering if that affected your cooking? Do the burners shut off or down?
@Wee Farmer Sarah - so jealous of your beautiful exhaust hood! *drool*
Seconded! I would love to have a stove vent that really sucked the smoke and steam out!

I went to the farmer's market, got 6 more pounds of pickling cucumbers, and 3 fabulous peaches. Pepeta isn't laying again yet but she isn't broody any more so the 3 day jail seems to have worked and I am so glad. I have a guy who is going to add 16 feet to the run so I'll be cutting back free range time. I love to let them run around like destructive monsters but the monsters are so destructive. And the poop.
 
How do you freeze the scrambled eggs? Beat them all then measure them into ice cube trays?

I understand that all new coil type ranges have a button thing in the middle that turns the heat down if it senses it's getting too hot. I might have that wrong but mostly I was wondering if that affected your cooking? Do the burners shut off or down?

Seconded! I would love to have a stove vent that really sucked the smoke and steam out!

I went to the farmer's market, got 6 more pounds of pickling cucumbers, and 3 fabulous peaches. Pepeta isn't laying again yet but she isn't broody any more so the 3 day jail seems to have worked and I am so glad. I have a guy who is going to add 16 feet to the run so I'll be cutting back free range time. I love to let them run around like destructive monsters but the monsters are so destructive. And the poop.
I scramble my eggs, but I don't cook them quite all the way. I then wrap them and chuck them in the freezer or make and freeze breakfast sandwiches.
 
How do you freeze the scrambled eggs? Beat them all then measure them into ice cube trays?

I understand that all new coil type ranges have a button thing in the middle that turns the heat down if it senses it's getting too hot. I might have that wrong but mostly I was wondering if that affected your cooking? Do the burners shut off or down?

Seconded! I would love to have a stove vent that really sucked the smoke and steam out!

I went to the farmer's market, got 6 more pounds of pickling cucumbers, and 3 fabulous peaches. Pepeta isn't laying again yet but she isn't broody any more so the 3 day jail seems to have worked and I am so glad. I have a guy who is going to add 16 feet to the run so I'll be cutting back free range time. I love to let them run around like destructive monsters but the monsters are so destructive. And the poop.
The button sensor is amazing. It makes the burners more sensitive to the controls. Not as responsive as a gas stove but still, a much better cooking experience.
Regarding storing your eggs @Sueby. Unwashed eggs stored in the refrigerator will still be good after 5 to 6 months. They will taste more like grocery store eggs, but they will still be good to use. When I collect my eggs I put a dozen in a carton, then date it and put it in the fridge. I use the oldest eggs first. If I sell any eggs, I sell the freshest at the time. I usually have at least a months worth of eggs in the fridge at all times.
 
Ya, those are some pretty yellow flowers behind your garden. LOL.
Ragweed is so high here that even the DOG is on meds this year. Not that a dog in a cone of shame sneezing isn't funny, because it is, but not being able to scratch her eyes or nose, haul out the doggie meds!
When I was spreading the compost, I took a break, and in the quiet could hear a constant buzzing coming from the goldenrod patch. It made me decide to call that spot Bee Haven (my husband said, "If they sting you, does the name change to MisBee Haven?" :gig ). There are giant goldenrod patches all over here.
Actually the pretty yellow flowers are goldenrod. Ragweed does coincide with the goldenrod bloom, but they are separate plants.

Couldn't see them that well. Still cause sneezes here.

Google it. I thought the yellow flowers were ragweed for years. Turns out the ragweed might be growing near them. However, Goldenrod is actually very low on the allergy scale and it’s flowers are attractive to pollinators. Ragweed doesn’t have real flowers.
I need to learn more about recognizing ragweed, and get a non-drowsy antihistamine.
 

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